Lamp-bulb merchandising package



Oct. 6, 1953 R. "r. WHITE ,4

LAMP BULB MERCHANDISING PACKAGE Filed April '1, 194a 4 f a 5 6 7 m a 9 F? 9 EM 7% 7 5/ f #2. /Z

5 y I mm? L l 5 Wye- Patented Oct. 6, 1953 UNITED OFF-ICE -"BUIiBiVIER' CHANDTSIN'G'PACKAGE Ray'Tiwhite; itiicksltiver, Ohio, assignor to The .-Hankins'--ContaineriCompany, Gleveland, iohio,

Application. Apffli'l, 1943, serial Kai-955107 (crate- 65) This invention relates to paper cartons generally and more particularly to wrappers for packaging electric light lamps. The preferred embodiment of my invention "comprises an outer sleeve, made of single-faced corrugated'papaer, into which two tubes, or wrappers-are snugly fitted. Each of the two tubesholds" two electric light lamps, the bulb end of the lamps being positioned at the ends of the ti'ibes with'the bases of the lamps bypassing each'other in theicentr'a l part of the tube.

This new lamp wrapperpackage isan improvement over the packages now in use inythat fit is more' convenient for the user to purchase, carry; and store light lamp bulbs; andresults in space savings of from l0,per cent to .25,per'..cen1t for users, shippers, warehousers, and merchants.

Important features of my invention are new economies in the vpacka ing Operations which result from using one improved wrapper tor-two light lamps instead of .a Wrapper for each light lamp, and providing a separator padfintegral with the wrapper between the lamps.

The objects of my invention are'to provide economical, compact, packaging .u-nitsfor electric light lamps, using .a minimum of wrapper material, providing a saving in storage.space,..and a saving of labor in manufacturing lamp wrappers and a savings in labor in packaging and shipping electric light lamps.

With said object in view, ,my invention consists in the improved wrapper package, iorprotectively containingelectriclight' lamps, substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

Of the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the wrapper tube for holding two lamps.

Figure 2 is a plan View ofli igjure 1.

Figure 3 is a view of the left hand side" or Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view of"'therighthandsideof Figure 1.

Figure 5 is anend-viewpfthe tiibe shownfin Figures 1 to 4*in'c1u'sivefin 'folded or collapsed condition.

Figure 6 is a development of-the tiibeshowfiin Figures 1 to 5' inclusive; :prior-"tothe -foldting and joint securing operatiens.

2 Figure 8 is j a front edge view of Figure 6. Figufefiis a partial section at*9-- 9 of Figure "2 with two lamps positioned within the tube and with the separator pad "I I flexed into-position to protectively separate the bases of the. two lamps.

Figure 10 is a perspective View of the lamp wrapper with two lamps contained therein.

Figure :11 is 'a front elevation of the outer sleeve'wrapper for containing twoof the two-unit wrapper tubes. 1 I

Figure '12 isi'a' plan-view .of Figure '11.

Figure 13 is'a'sideview of :Fi'gure.1l,looking into the sleeve.

Figure $14 is a,perspective view of the outer sleeve wrapper shown iniFig'u'resll to 13 inclu- .sive.

Figure 15 is' 'a. perspective view showing one of the two-unit lamp wrapper tubes .in position to be fittedinto pl'ace th'eouters'leeve wrapper.

'Figurelfi is aperspectiveview of the completed packageshowing theontn'sleeve wrapper enclosi'ngtwo of theptwo-un'itlarnp packages.

Similar reference characters indicate similar parts orLfeatur-es-in all of the views.

Referring first toFig-ures 6,7 .and 8 thereis shown a blank of singleiac'ed corrugated paper material suitably" prepared to provide the elements .neee'ssaryioriithe two-unit lamp wrapper tube. 'Theisi'ngl'e facedcorrugated' material compr ses .a .Sheeft' ofipa lir" [which is transversely corrugated,'with'tlie crowns of the corrugations adhesively secured to a face sheet I which is left flat or comparatively smooth. -The edge of the face paper "extends "at" one end beyond the corrugations to provide agluefiap 3; Crease-lines 8, 9"-ar'id l-fl -are'provided toeffect adivision of thejblankito 'prov ide rear wrapper tube walls 4, 5, 6 and- 1. 'Ih'e'l ilar ik is also provided on wall sectiori= with an -inverted u sha'pe'd cut lil to provide a separator pad fiap l2" (Figs. 1' =and-=6) freeto 'hin'ge at 4'31 Afte'r the 'two ur iit' wrapper blank issprepared as-show-n infiig ure' fi, the wall section i is folded, on creas line- 8, upward -arld over to'overlie wall section i. Adhesive is apphed to glue flap =3 before the -wallsection l is folded, on creaseline l m upwa'rd arid over to'overlie wa-l1=section-6", with the adhesively treatedsurface of gluefiap 3 overlying-and engaging the pee side' margin of wan sectionma A'Alftr the folding and"adhesive,

3 securing operations have been performed, the wrapper tube is in folded condition as shown in Figure 5.

When the two-unit lamp wrapper tubes are required for use they are set upfrom fiat folded condition by simply pressing inward at the crease lines 8 and In of Figure 5. Thus the wrappers are brought to the condition illustrated by Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

In placing the lamps A and B in the two-unit wrapper tube, the separator pad flap I2 is flexed inward to hing at I3. It will be obvious that when the separator pad flap I2 is so flexed inward, the bases of the lamp A will engage the flap to hold it in inwardly flexed position. When lamp B is inserted into the two-unit wrapper tube its base will engage the other side of the separator.

pad flap I2 and thus serve to keep the lamps from touching each other, as shown in Figure 9.

Figures 11 to 14 inclusiveillustrate the outer sleeve wrapper which is designed to contain two of the two-unit lamp wrapper tubes. This outer sleeve wrapper is made of single faced corrugated paper iii and is fabricated in exactly the same manner as the two-unit lamp wrapper tube, except that it of course has different dimensions, and has no separator pad flap. The outer sleeve wrapper when set up from folded condition has four wall sections Id, I5, I6 and I1, and a glue flap I8.

The final step in preparing the package consists in inserting two of the two-unit lamp packages into the outer sleeve wrapper. The dimensions of the two-unit lamp wrapper tubes and the outer wrapper are such that the two-unit packages will be frictionally retained within the outer wrapper and all held snugly together as shown in Figure 16.

The specification has described single faced corrugated paper as being the preferred material for the walls of the wrapper. However, it will be obvious that the walls of the wrapper may be of double faced corrugated material, plain sheet material or any other suitable substance.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, I have shown and described a simple and practical embodiment of my invention, as reduced to practice. It is to be understood that the particular constructions set forth are susceptible of modification in various ways without departing from my invention. The separator pad flap I2 may be cut to any desired form or shape without departing from the spirit of my invention. Also the glue flap 3 on the two-unit lamp wrapper tube, and glue flap IS on the outer Wrapper sleeve may obviously be omitted and the abutting ends of the side walls secured together by tape or any other suitable means without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. A lamp bulb package comprising an open ended tube of substantially square cross-section adapted closely to fit the maximum diameter of each lamp bulb to be packaged therein and made of single faced corrugated paper, a pair of identical lamp bulbs each having a bulbous body portion tapering to a base end or" reduced diameter, said bulbs being disposed Within said tube with their base ends in overlapping nested relation and with their respective body portions frictionally engaging the walls of the tube at opposite ends of the tube, and a longitudinally flexible and transversely relatively rigid flap of corrugated paper integrally connected at one end to one wall 4- of said tube, said flap being'cut out from said one wall of said tube and. extending in a direction longitudinally diagonally of said tube between said overlapping base ends of said lamp bulbs, and said connected end of said flap being spaced from one end of said tube a distance substantially equal to the over-all length of one of said lamp bulbs.

2. A lamp bulb package comprising an open ended tube of uniform substantially square transverse cross-section, a singl longitudinally flexible and transversely relatively rigid flap cut out from one wall of said tube and having one of its ends hinged to said wall of said tube, said flap being depressed inwardly and providing an access opening in said one Wall and extending diagonally within and having a free end portion out of contact with the interior of said tube, and a pair of identical generally pear-shaped lamp bulbs each having a reduc'edrieck portion with a threaded base at the outer end thereof and an enlarged head portion, said lamp bulbs being disposed in "said tube with the outer ends of said enlarged head portions extending substantially to the open ends of said tube, said threaded base portions being in overlapping relation to each other with said free end portion of said longitudinally flexibl flap disposed therebetween, and said base portion of one of said bulbs being exposed through said access opening.

3. A lamp bulb package comprising an open ended tube of uniform substantially square transverse cross-section, a single longitudinally flexible and transversely relatively rigid flap cut out from one wall of said tube and having one of its ends hinged to said wall of said tube, the hinged end of said flap being spaced from one open end of said tube a distance substantially equal to the over-all length of one of said lamp bulbs, said flap being depressed inwardly and providing an access opening in said one wall and extending diagonally within said tube toward said one end thereof, said flap having a free end portion out of contact with the interior of said tube, and a pair of identical generally pear-shaped lamp bulbs each having a reduced neck portion with a threaded base at the outer end thereof and an enlarged head portion, said lamp bulbs being disposed in said tube with the outer ends of said enlarged head portions extending substantially to the open ends of said tube, said threaded base portions being in overlapping relation to each other with said free end portion of said longitudinally flexible flap disposed therebetween, and said base portion of one of said bulbs being exposed through said access opening.

4. A lamp bulb package comprising an open ended tube of uniform substantially square transverse cross-section, a single longitudinally flexible and transversely relatively rigid flap cut out i from one wall of said tube and having one of its ends hinged to said wall of said tube, th hinged end of said flap being spaced from one open end of said tube a distance substantially equal to the over-all length of one of said lamp bulbs, said flap being depressed inwardly and providing an access opening in said one wall and extending diagonally within said tube toward said one end thereof, said flap having a free end portion out of contact with the interior of said tube, and a pair of identical generally pear-shaped lamp bulbs each having a reduced neck portion with a threaded base at the outer end thereof and an enlarged head portion, said lamp bulbs being disposed in said tube with the outer ends of said enlarged head portions extending substantially to the open ends of said tube, said threaded base portions being in overlapping relation to each other with said free end portion of said longitudinally flexible flap disposed therebetween, said base portion of one of said bulbs being exposed through said access opening, and the length of said free end portion of said longitudinally flexible flap being greater than the width of said one wall of said tube.

RAY T. WHITE.

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